abo THEY abo they

akaghago BLADDER akaghago bladder

akagira PATH akagira path
akaiga STREAM akaiga stream, current
akaiga STREAM akaiga brook, stream
akakka BILE akakka bile
akalimi PALATE akalimi palate
akalimiro GARDEN akalimiro garden
akambe KNIFE akambe knife
akamweso RAZOR akamweso razor
akasale ARROW akasale arrow
akaso KNIFE akaso knife
akato CANOE akato dug-out canoe
akatuli NEST akatuli hole, nest
akawuzi STRING akawuzi string
alyanda CHARCOAL alyanda charcoal
amaani POWER amaani strength, power
amabeele BREAST amabeele breast
amadhi RAINING OR RAIN amadhi rain
amadhi WATER amadhi water
amamiro VOICE amamiro voice
amamiro SHOUT amamiro sound, cry
amanda EMBERS amanda embers
amasavu FAT (FROM ANIMALS)amasavu fat (of animals)
amata MILK amata milk
amatooke BANANA amatooke banana (fruit)
amatta MILK amatta milk
amaziga TEAR (OF EYE) amaziga tears
amazzi DUNG (ANIMAL FAECamazzi excrement, dung
amoya FEATHER amoya feathers, fur
ani WHO ani? who?
baba FATHER baba father
babawange FATHER baba wange my father
bi BAD -bi bad
bitoomi MUD bitoomi mud, mire
bityanka MUD bityanka mud, mire
biya BEER biya beer
bonabona ALL bona-bona all
bukowu WEAK bukowu weak
bulo MILLET bulo bullrush millet
bulungi BEAUTIFUL bulungi beautiful
bulwayire DISEASE bulwayire (crippling) illness
bunafu SLOTH bunafu idleness, sloth
bunyhere BEAD bunyhere bead(s)
buswavu SHAME buswavu shame, disgrace
buvubuka BOY buvubuka youth
buvuma BEAD buvuma bead(s)
buzibu LOAD buzibu burden, load
buzito WEIGHT buzito weight, rhythm
bwanakubwa MASTER bwanakubwa master
bwetolovu ROUND bwetolovu be round
byonabyona ALL byona-byona all
chii WHAT chii? what?
choka LIME (MATERIAL) choka lime, whitewash
chupa BOTTLE chupa bottle
dhadhaomukazi GRANDMOTHER dhadha-omukazi grandmother
dhadhaomusadha GRANDFATHER dhadha-omusadha grandfather
dhuzi DAY AFTER TOMORR dhuzi the day after tomorrow
dhuzi DAY BEFORE YESTER dhuzi- the day before yesterday
duuma MAIZE duuma maize
ebine SKY ebine sky
ebine SKY ebine light, sky
ebirevu BEARD ebirevu beard
ebyenda INTESTINES ebyenda intestines
echima BRING echima bring, fetch
eibaale STONE eibaale stone
eibango HUMP eibango hump (of hunchback)
eibega SHOULDER eibega shoulder
eibwa SORE eibwa sore
eigama CATTLE eigama cattle
eigha THORN eigha thorn
eigumba BONE eigumba bone
eikoli EAGLE eikoli eagle, bird of prey
eikovu SNAIL eikovu snail
eikovu SNAIL eikovu snail, slug
eikyenyhandha FISH eikyenyhandha fish
eirike BABOON eirike baboon, ape
eirobi FISHING LINE eirobi fishing line
eirobo FISHHOOK eirobo fish-hook
eirobo BAIT eirobo bait
eirogo MAGIC eirogo witchcraft
eirogo MAGIC eirogo magic
eisamba FIELD eisamba cultivated ground
eisonko SHELL eisonko shell
eisubi REED eisubi grass, reeds
eitaka EARTH (SOIL) eitaka soil
eitaka LAND eitaka earth, land
eitwale COUNTRY eitwale district, province, country
eivu ASH eivu ashes
eka HOME eka home
ekibala FRUIT ekibala fruit
ekibandha LAND ekibandha earth, land
ekibeele UDDER ekibeele udder
ekibuga TOWN ekibuga town
ekibya GOURD ekibya calabash
ekideewa MILLET ekideewa stem of maize, millet
ekidiba WELL ekidiba well
ekifo PLACE (POSITION) ekifo place
ekifuba CHEST ekifuba chest
ekifundwa BUNCH ekifundwa bunch
ekiggale PALM OF HAND ekiggale palm (of hand)
ekigogo BANANA ekigogo banana (plant)
ekigongola OYSTERS ekigongola oyster
ekiguguma STUTTER ekiguguma stutter
ekiilyaivu KNEE eki...ilyaivu ? knee
ekika CLAN ekika clan
ekikonde FIST ekikonde fist
ekikondo PEG ekikondo peg
ekimante WALL (OF HOUSE) ekimante wall
ekimyanso SPARK ekimyanso spark
ekintu THING ekintu thing
ekireri CLOUD ekireri cloud
ekiroto DREAM ekiroto dream
ekisambi THIGH ekisambi thigh
ekisambi THIGH ekisambi thigh
ekisenge WALL (OF HOUSE) ekisenge wall
ekisero BASKET ekisero basket of open wicker-work
ekiswa ANTHILL ekiswa ant-hill
ekiswa HILL ekiswa hill
ekitambaala CLOTH ekitambaala cloth
ekiwundu SORE ekiwundu sore
ekiyendhe CRICKET ekiyendhe cricket
ekiyinga THIGH ekiyinga thigh
ekizimba BOIL (OF SKIN) ekizimba boil, abscess
ekyalo VILLAGE ekyalo village
ekyenyhandha FISH ekyenyhandha fish
ekyuma IRON ekyuma iron
eliso EYE eliso eye
eluzzi CLAN eluzzi clan
elyato BOAT elyato boat
emamba FLESH OR MEAT emamba meat
embaati DUCK embaati duck
embalaasi HORSE embalaasi horse
embidhi PIG embidhi pig
embogo BUFFALO embogo buffalo
embuzi GOAT embuzi goat
embwa DOG embwa dog
emiindi PIPE emiindi tobacco pipe
empala LEOPARD empala leopard
empanga ROOSTER empanga rooster (=cock)
empasa AXE empasa axe
empeke GRAIN empeke grain
empendo HOOK empendo hook (to pull down branches in
empologoma LION empologoma lion
empongo GAZELLE empongo Grant's gazelle
empube RAT empube rat
emtaama SHEEP emtaama sheep
emugga GOURD emugga calabash
emundhje SQUIRREL emundhje squirrel
enaku GRIEF enaku grief, sorrow
endege HAWK endege kite
endhala HUNGER endhala hunger
endhovu ELEPHANT endhovu elephant
endhuba SUN endhuba sun
endhubakugwa SET (HEAVENLY BODIendhuba-kugwa set (of the sun)
endhuki BEE endhuki bee
endogoyi DONKEY endogoyi donkey
enfufu DUST enfufu dust, cloud of dust
engalo FINGER engalo finger
engamuli REED engamuli grass, reeds
engo LEOPARD engo leopard
engoina RHINOCEROS engoina rhinoceros
engoma DRUM engoma drum
engoye CLOTHES engoye clothes, material
enimiro FIELD enimiro cultivated ground
enjiibwa DOVE enjiibwa (red-eyed) dove
enkembo MONKEY enkembo monkey (small, dark-coloured)
enkende HIP enkende hip
enkofu GUINEA FOWL enkofu guinea-fowl
enkole HE-GOAT enkole he-goat
enkooso TICK enkooso (cattle or dog) tick
enkoto NECK enkoto neck
enkowerelo PEAK enkowerelo top, peak
enku FIREWOOD enku firewood
enkudu TORTOISE enkudu tortoise
enkumbi HOE enkumbi hoe
enkumu FINGERNAIL enkumu fingernail
enkwagha ARMPIT enkwagha armpit
enono POINT (WITH FINGERenono tip, point
ensalosalo BOUNDARY ensalosalo boundary
ensanafu ANT ensanafu (reddish-brown biting) ant
ensansa PALM TREE ensansa raphia palm
ensigo KIDNEY ensigo kidney
ensigo SEED ensigo seed
ensiri MOSQUITO ensiri mosquito
ensolo ANIMAL ensolo animal
ensonga AFFAIR ensonga affair
ensoni SHAME ensoni shame
ensulo SPRING (OF WATER) ensulo spring (of water)
ente COW ente cow
entemi ADZE entemi carpenter's adze
entenume BULL ente-nume bull
entumba HUMP entumba hump (of hunchback)
entumbu CALF OF LEG entumbu calf of the leg
entuyo SWEAT (SUBSTANCE)entuyo sweat
entwiga GIRAFFE entwiga giraffe
enyama FLESH OR MEAT enyama meat
enyhana CALF enyhana calf
enyhandha LAKE enyhandha lake
enyhanyha TOMATO enyhanyha tomato
enyhindo NOSE enyhindo nose
enyhonta THIRST enyhonta thirst
enzikiiza DARKNESS enzikiiza darkness
erina NAME erina name
erino TOOTH erino tooth
erya MARRIAGE erya ? marriage
ethupa BOTTLE ethupa bottle
ewuzi STRING ewuzi string
eyi LONG -eyi long
eyiggi EGG eyiggi egg
gasiya GARBAGE gasiya rubbish heap
gasiya GARBAGE gasiya rubbish, garbage
ghala FAR ghala far
ghale THERE ghale there
ghano HERE ghano here
girita RAZOR girita razor
gumu HARD -gumu hard
ibale ROCK ibale rock
ibba BIG ibba large, great
ibega SHOULDER ibega shoulder
ibiri TWO ibiri two
idho TOMORROW idho tomorrow
iffe WE iffe we
iffe OUR iffe our(s)
ifumo SPEAR ifumo spear
ighovu FOAM ighovu foam
igongolo CENTIPEDE igongolo centipede
ikendi RAINING OR RAIN ikendi rain
ikoola LEAF ikoola leaf (of tree)
ikumi TEN ikumi ten
imwe YOU imwe you (pl.)
ina FOUR ina four
inene BIG inene large, great
ini LIVER ini liver
ire OLD -ire old
irugavu DARKNESS -irugavu dark, black
isatu THREE isatu three
itabi BRANCH itabi branch
itama CHEEK itama cheek
itanu FIVE itanu five
iwe THOU iwe you (sg.)
iwuwe LUNG iwuwe lung
iyaka NEW iyaka new
kagere TOE kagere toe
kambwe SHARP -kambwe fierce, sharp
kamuyaga FART kamuyaga break wind
kasaake BOW kasaake bow
kasaka KING kasaka king
kasisila HUT kasisila hut
katonda GOD katonda god
kawaali SMALLPOX kawaali smallpox
kazimizi ANT kazimizi (small) ant
kereta RAZOR kereta razor
ki WHICH -ki which?
kibira FOREST kibira forest
kibisi UNRIPE kibisi unripe, half grown
kibudu UNRIPE kibudu unripe, half grown
kidhudhuvu SWEET kidhudhuvu sweet, pleasant
kifundwa KNOT kifundwa knot
kifusa CHEST kifusa chest (of animals and birds)
kigambo WORD kigambo word
kigiko SPOON kigiko spoon
kigonge HEEL kigonge heel
kigowe EYELASH kigowe eyelash
kihago CHEST kihago chest (of animals and birds)
kiina HOLE kiina pit, hole
kikadho SUGAR CANE kikadho sugar cane
kiki WHAT kiki? what?
kikonero ANVIL kikonero anvil
kikumi HUNDRED kikumi hundred
kipimo SIZE (OF OBJECT) kipimo size, measure
kirimiiramudindo SCORPION kiri miira-mudindo scorpion
kiruvu CHIN kiruvu chin
kisikirize SHADE kisikirize shadow, shade
kisiko BUSH kisiko bush
kiso SWORD kiso sword
kisu NEST kisu hole, nest
kitiko MUSHROOM kitiko mushroom
kizinga ISLAND kizinga island
kka BITTER -kka bitter
kopa COPPER kopa copper, brass
kubaaga BRUISE ku-baaga take the skin off, bruise
kubanda PREGNANT kuba-nda be pregnant
kubanga PILE UP ku-banga stack, pile up
kubangula SHARPEN (SOMETHINku-bangula sharpen
kubeeka CARRY PERSON ON Bku-beeka carry a child on the back (in
kubinga HUNT ku-binga chase (away)
kubivaku LEAVE ku-bivaku leave (off)
kubobeza BECOME SOUR ku-bobeza ferment, turn sour
kubola ROTTEN ku-bola become bad, rotten
kubona SEE ku-bona see
kubuuka JUMP ku-buuka jump, leap
kudhugumira SHIVER ku-dhugumira shiver
kudhugumira SHIVER ku-dhugumira shiver, shudder
kudhuubiriza THINK ku-dhuubiriza think, imagine
kudimira SINK (DESCEND) ku-dimira sink, be drowned
kudumira ORDER ku-dumira order, direct
kuduuka SMELL (PERCEIVE) ku-duuka smell out, sniff
kufagia SWEEP ku-fagia sweep
kufuka POUR ku-fuka pour
kufuna GET ku-funa receive
kufunana RESEMBLE ku-funana resemble
kufunanainyho RESEMBLE ku-funana-inyho resemble (very closely)
kufundika TURN ku-fundika turn upside down, turn over
kufundukulula UNCOVER ku-fundukulula uncover, reveal
kufuudha SPIT ku-fuudha spit
kugema CONGEAL (BLOOD) ku-gema coagulate
kugezaku TRY ku-gezaku try
kugoba HUNT ku-goba chase (away)
kugolola LEAVE ku-golola leave, go away
kugugumiza STUTTER ku-gugumiza stutter
kugwa DROP (SOMETHING) ku-gwa drop, throw down
kuisa SET (HEAVENLY BODIku-isa put, place, set
kuja LEAVE ku-ja leave, go away
kukaada TIE ku-kaada tie (=fasten)
kukala DRY UP ku-kala dry up, ebb
kukamula PRESS ku-kamula press out (oil seed, sugar can
kukamula STRAIN ku-kamula filter, strain
kukinzaw OPEN ku-kinzaw...? open (=set ajar) a door
kukomberara LICK ku-komberara lick
kukopolola IMITATE ku-kopolola copy a pattern
kukozesa USE (VERB) ku-kozesa use
kukunguta WINNOWING ku-kunguta winnow
kukusa BEAT ku-kusa beat
kukwetuka CRAWL ku-kwetuka crawl, creep
kukyagha HATE ku-kyagha hate, detest
kulagira ORDER ku-lagira order, direct
kulaira SWEAR ku-laira swear
kuleera RAISE (A CHILD) ku-leera bring up (a child)
kuleera CARRY PERSON ON Bku-leera carry a child on the back (in
kulegaku TASTE (SOMETHING) ku-legaku taste
kulegeya WEAK ku-legeya be loose, faint, weak
kuleta BRING ku-leta bring, fetch
kulinaana BORDER ku-linaana be adjacent, border
kulinda PREGNANT ku-linda be pregnant
kuloba REFUSE ku-loba refuse, say no
kuloba REFUSE ku-loba reject, refuse
kulonda PICK UP ku-londa lift up, pick up
kulowoza THINK ku-lowoza think, imagine
kulumuka RUN ku-lumuka run
kulumusa HUNT ku-lumusa chase (away)
kuluya OUTSIDE ku-luya outside
kulwala GROAN ku-lwala be ill, groan
kumaala SPREAD OUT ku-maala spread, smear on
kumotoka DROP (SOMETHING) ku-motoka drop, throw down
kumpi NEAR kumpi near
kumuli FLOWER kumuli flower
kumwa SHAVE ku-mwa shave
kunaaba BATHE ku-naaba bathe
kunalirira ACCUSTOM ku-nalirira get accustomed
kunkyo DAWN kunkyo dawn, daybreak
kunoba DIVORCE ku-noba divorce
kuntoli PEAK kuntoli highest point, utmost
kuntolo PEAK kuntolo top, peak
kununyhia SUCK ku-nunyhia suck (the breast)
kunyhiga STRAIN ku-nyhiga filter, strain
kupanga SWORD kupanga sword
kupima CHECK ku-pima examine, measure, test
kusaanawo DISAPPEAR ku-saanawo fade, disappear
kusaanira SUIT ku-saanira befit, suit
kusalamwiga TRAVERSE ku-sala mwiga cross (a river)
kusenamadhi DRAW (WATER) ku-sena madhi draw (water from well)
kusenga SACRIFICE ku-senga make offerings to the dead
kusenga DWELL (LIVE, RESIDE)ku-senga dwell
kusenguka MOVE AWAY ku-senguka move away, migrate
kusensa WINNOWING ku-sensa winnow
kusiba TIE ku-siba tie (=fasten)
kusibaobulezi DELIGHT ku-siba-obulezi charm (esp. to ensure wife's f
kusigala REMAIN ku-sigala remain, stay
kusiiga SOW SEEDS ku-siiga plant, sow
kusimba SOW SEEDS ku-simba plant, sow
kusimbeza REFUSE ku-simbeza refuse, say no
kusisira DWELL (LIVE, RESIDE)ku-sisira dwell
kusitula PICK UP ku-situla lift up, pick up
kusitula CARRY ku-situla carry
kusola QUARREL ku-sola quarrel
kusoma READ ku-soma read
kusomesa TEACH ku-somesa teach, instruct
kusona SEW ku-sona sew
kusundiika PUSH ku-sundiika push
kuta SET (HEAVENLY BODIku-ta put, place, set
kuta PUT ku-ta place, put
kutalika ROAST (SOMETHING)ku-talika roast
kutambira SACRIFICE ku-tambira make offerings to the dead
kutawalala JOIN ku-tawalala put together, compose
kutegeka PREPARE ku-tegeka prepare
kutegula WAVE ku-tegula wave, let off a trap, remove a
kutenduka SLEEP kutenduka sleep
kutengera SHAKE ku-tengera tremble, shake
kutisatisa THREATEN ku-tisatisa threaten
kutogosa FAT (OBESE) ku-togosa cook in water or fat
kutu EAR kutu ear
kutuluwaza BLIND ku-tuluwaza spoil, blind
kutuma SEND ku-tuma send
kutunga SEW ku-tunga sew
kutunga SEW ku-tunga sew
kutuubiika PILE UP ku-tuubiika pile up, pile loads on head
kutuuma JUMP ku-tuuma jump, leap
kutuumamwiga TRAVERSE ku-tuuma mwiga cross (a river)
kutwala CARRY ku-twala take, carry
kutya FEAR (BE AFRAID) ku-tya be afraid
kutya FEAR (FRIGHT) kutya fear
kutyama SIT ku-tyama sit
kutyerera SLIP ku-tyerera slip, be slippery
kuvakulala FOLLOW ku-vakulala follow (in order)
kuvuma ABUSE ku-vuma abuse
kuvunda ROTTEN ku-vunda become bad, rotten
kuwanyhirira ACCUSTOM ku-wanyhirira get accustomed
kuwomya DECORATE ku-womya decorate
kuwona RECOVER ku-wona escape, recover
kuwona CURE ku-wona cool, cure, heal
kuwulira HEAR ku-wulira hear
kuwulirisa LISTEN ku-wulirisa listen
kuyiiga HUNT ku-yiiga hunt
kuyirika PILE UP ku-yirika pile up, pile loads on head
kuyomba QUARREL ku-yomba quarrel
kuzalibwa BE BORN ku-zalibwa be born
kuzimba BUILD ku-zimba build
kuziyizampewo FART ku-ziyiza-mpewo break wind
kwandhala SCATTER (SEEDS) kw-andhala spread, scatter
kwandhala SPREAD OUT kw-andhala spread
kwanika MAKE DRY kw-anika set out to dry
kwanika SCATTER (SEEDS) kw-anika spread, scatter
kwasamataala LIGHTNING kwasa-mataala lightning
kwasamula SNEEZE kwa-samula sneeze
kwatisa SPLIT kw-atisa split, crack
kwayuya YAWN kwayuya yawn
kwazika BORROW kw-azika lend, borrow
kwebira SINK (DESCEND) kw-ebira sink, be drowned
kwebisamu BOAST kw-ebisamu boast, brag, praise oneself
kwegaana DENY kw-egaana deny
kwegereza TEACH kw-egereza teach, instruct
kwekwebya DRAG kwekwebya pull, drag
kwekweka HIDE (CONCEAL) kw-ekweka hide
kwemba SING kw-emba sing
kwenda WANT kw-enda want, need, wish
kwenda WANT kwenda love, want
kwenga RIPEN kw-enga ripen
kwentika CARRY kwe-ntika carry
kwepanka BOAST kw-epanka boast, brag, praise oneself
kwerabira FORGET kw-erabira ? forget
kwesiba CONGEAL (BLOOD) kw-esiba coagulate
kweta SHOUT kw-eta call
kwetaga WANT kw-etaga want, need, wish
kwetakula LOOK FOR kw-etakula search diligently
kwetwika CARRY kw-etwika carry
kweya SWEEP kw-eya sweep
kweyazikwa BORROW kw-eyazikwa borrow
kweyazikwa BORROW kw-eyazikwa lend, borrow
kwezungulula TURN (SOMETHING) kwe-zungulula go round, turn round
kwidhula FULL kw-idhula become full
kwidhuza FILL kwi-dhuza fill
kwigula OPEN kwi-gula open
kwigulawoko OPEN kw-igulawoko open (=set ajar) a door
kwiitsa STEAL kwi-itsa steal
kwingira ENTER kw-ingira go in, come in
kwinyhonyhola EXPLAIN kw-inyhonyhola explain
kwira COME BACK kw-ira return
kwiramu ANSWER kw-iramu answer
kwokya ROAST (SOMETHING)kw-okya roast
kwonona BLIND kw-onona spoil, blind
kwonona DESTROY kw-onona destroy, spoil
kwoonka SUCK kw-oonka suck (the breast)
kyefunyha WRINKLED kyefunyha be shriveled, wrinkled
kyenkomerero LAST (FINAL) kyenkomerero final, decisive
kyeru WHITE kyeru white
kyeyo BROOM kyeyo broom
le THAT -le that
leero TODAY leero today
likere FROG likere frog
lu POWERFUL -lu great, powerful
lukasi RUDDER lukasi oar
lukasi PADDLE lukasi paddle
lukokola ELBOW lukokola elbow
lukusa LEAVE lukusa leave, permission
lumulu REED lumulu reed
lusiyaife COUNTRY lusi yaife (our) country
luswa TERMITE luswa termite
lutalo WAR lutalo war
lutamu POT lutamu pot, vessel
lutamu POT lutamu (earthen) cooking pot
lutindolwambawo BRIDGE lutindo lwa mbawo bridge
luviiri HAIR luviiri hair
lwaire SICK -lwaire sick
lwemba SONG lwemba song
lwiggi DOOR lwiggi door
lyaidho YESTERDAY lya-idho yesterday
lyato CANOE lyato canoe
mabbata TESTICLES mabbata testicle
madhi RAINING OR RAIN madhi rain
mainyhe URINE mainyhe urine
mama MOTHER mama mother
masitami DEMON masitami evil spirit
matako BUTTOCKS matako buttock
matanta SALIVA matanta spittle
mboli POTATO mboli (sweet) potato
mbolo PENIS mbolo penis
mboni EYEBROW mboni eyebrow
mbu THAT -mbu that
mbuzinume HE-GOAT mbuzi-nume he-goat
meka HOW MANY -meka how many?
mpewo WIND mpewo wind
mpi SHORT -mpi short
mpiti HYENA mpiti hyena
msago HOE msago hoe
mtese CHAIR mtese seat, stool, chair
muchuzi SOUP muchuzi broth
mudhigambale HAY mudhi-gambale hay
mugaire BARK mugaire bark (of tree)
mugandaghe DIFFERENT-SEX OLDER
mugandaghe (his) sister, (her) brother
mughemba MILLET mughemba bullrush millet
muguna GIRL muguna virgin (bride), girl
muguwa LOBSTER muguwa lobster
mukaga SIX mukaga six
mukonko PESTLE mukonko pestle
mukuluwo OLDER BROTHER mukuluwo (older) brother
mukusu PARROT mukusu parrot
mulambo CORPSE mulambo corpse
mulufu DAWN mulufu dawn
mulyango DOOR mulyango door
mumaiso FACE mumaiso face
munana EIGHT munana eight
munda INSIDE munda inside
mundu GUN mundu gun
munghamba DAWN munghamba dawn
mungu GOD mungu god
munsa INSIDE munsa inside
munyhienyhie STAR munyhienyhie star
munyhu SALT munyhu salt
musama DAY (24 HOURS) musama day-time
musamvu SEVEN musamvu seven
musenga SACRIFICE musenga sacrifice
muti TREE muti tree
muto CHILD muto child
mutwe POINT (WITH FINGERmutwe tip, point
muvubuka BOY muvubuka youth
muziumu GHOST muziumu sudden apparition, ghost
muziza HAY muziza hay
mwaka YEAR mwaka year
mwanyhina DIFFERENT-SEX OLDER
mwanyhina (his) sister, (her) brother
mwege PENIS mwege penis
mwenda NINE mwenda nine
mwenewo MASTER mwenewo master
mwenge BEER mwenge beer
mwidu SLAVE mwidu slave, bondservant
mwiggo STICK mwiggo stick
mwiru SLAVE mwiru slave, bondservant
mwosi SMOKE (EXHAUST) mwosi smoke
mwoyo HEART mwoyo heart
mwoyo SPIRIT mwoyo soul, spirit
nafu LAZY -nafu lazy
nakumbuli SPIDER nakumbuli spider
naseba DEMON naseba evil spirit
nda PREGNANT nda pregnancy
nda WOMB nda womb
ndala ONE ndala one
nene THICK -nene thick, fat
ngaso SHIELD ngaso shield
ngi MANY -ngi many
ngoina CROCODILE ngoina crocodile
ngoina CROCODILE ngoina crocodile
ngumu HARD ngumu hard
nkoko FOWL nkoko hen, fowl
nsekerere LOUSE nsekerere louse
nsiko BUSH nsiko bush
ntono SMALL -ntono small
ntuli NEST ntuli hole, nest
nvu RIPE -nvu ripe
nyhingi MANY nyhingi many
nyhonyhi LIME (MATERIAL) nyhonyhi lime, whitewash
nyhonyhi BIRD nyhonyhi bird
nyhumba HUT nyhumba house
nze I nze I
nze SELF nze self
nzige LOCUST nzige locust
obufu DEATH obufu death
obufumbo MARRIAGE obufumbo marriage
obugya JEALOUSY obugya jealousy
obulema LAME obulema be lame
obuliriekitanda BED obuliri ekitanda bed
obulozi MAGIC obulozi witchcraft
obusera GRUEL obusera gruel
obuwumbi MOLD obuwumbi mould (pottery)
obwaggo SIZE (OF OBJECT) obwaggo size, measure
obwinyhike GRIEF obwinyhike grief, sorrow
obwinyhogovu COMMON COLD (DISEobwinyhogovu cold
obwire NIGHT obwire night
obwongo BRAIN obwongo brain
ogi SHARP ogi fierce, sharp
okubba BECOME oku-bba be, become
okubbala COUNT oku-bbala count
okubissa SURPASS oku-bissa pass, surpass
okubitiza SURPASS oku-bitiza pass, surpass
okubola GET WET oku-bola get wet
okubula GET LOST oku-bula get lost
okubuzaabuza FORGE oku-buzaabuza forge
okuchafu DIRTY okuchafu filth
okuchafu DIRT okuchafu dirt
okuchanganya MIX oku-changanya mix (ingredients)
okudhama DIRT okudhama dirt
okudhuba DIG oku-dhuba dig
okudimira SINK (DESCEND) oku-dimira sink
okuduuka STINKING oku-duuka smell (bad)
okufa DIE oku-fa die
okufa DIE oku-fa die
okufanana RESEMBLE oku-fanana resemble
okufughaoluluzi WHISTLE oku-fugha oluluzi whistling
okufukamira KNEEL oku-fukamira kneel
okufulanyha FORGE oku-fulanyha forge
okufumba COOK (SOMETHING) oku-fumba cook
okufuna GET oku-funa get, obtain
okufundika COVER oku-fundika cover (up)
okufunyha PINCH oku-funyha pinch, make narrow
okugaba DIVIDE oku-gaba divide
okugabaekirabo DONATE oku-gaba ekirabo give away (present)
okugabaganyhiya DIVIDE oku-gabaganyhiyamu divide
okugalamirira LIE (REST) oku-galamirira lie on one's back
okugema SEIZE oku-gema seize
okugha GIVE oku-gha give
okugoda BEND (SOMETHING) oku-goda bend
okugoda TWIST oku-goda twist
okugoda TWIST oku-goda bend, twist
okugoloza ARRANGE oku-goloza arrange, put in order
okugula BUY oku-gula buy
okugwa AUTUMN oku-gwa fall
okuja LEAVE oku-ja go out, go away
okujamulugendo WALK oku-ja mulugendo travel
okukala DRY oku-kala dry
okukala DRY UP oku-kala dry up, become dry
okukama DRAW MILK oku-kama squeeze, milk
okukambuwala SHARP oku-kambuwala be sharp
okukamula SQUEEZE oku-kamula wring
okukanda KNEAD oku-kanda knead
okukendera DIMINISH oku-kendera diminish, grow less
okukina DANCE oku-kina dance
okukobera SAY oku-kobera say to, tell to
okukola DO oku-kola do
okukola DO oku-kola act
okukola WORK (LABOUR) okukola work
okukologa STIR oku-kologa stir
okukolola COUGH oku-kolola cough
okukoloota SNORE oku-koloota snore, snort
okukona KNOCK oku-kona strike, knock
okukonkona KNOCK oku-konkona strike, knock
okukulya DANCE oku-kulya dance (of men, to show courage
okukungania GATHER oku-kungania store up, collect
okukuyuga STIR oku-kuyuga stir up
okukuyuga STIR oku-kuyuga stir, mix by stirring
okukyuka CHANGE oku-kyuka turn round, change
okukyuka TURN (SOMETHING) oku-kyuka turn round
okukyusa CHANGE oku-kyusa alter, change
okulabirira CARE FOR oku-labirira look after, care for
okulambala SLEEP oku-lambala sleep
okulambala LIE DOWN oku-lambala lie down
okuleka LEAVE oku-leka leave (off)
okulemara LAME oku-lemara be lame
okulima DIG oku-lima dig
okulima CULTIVATE oku-lima cultivate
okuloga BEWITCH oku-loga bewitch
okulondawo CHOOSE oku-londawo choose
okulongosa REPAIR oku-longosa arrange, put right, repair
okuloota DREAM oku-loota dream
okulugirira LOOK oku-lugirira look at, examine
okuluka WEAVE oku-luka weave, knit
okuluma BITE oku-luma bite
okulwaana FIGHT oku-lwaana fight
okulya EAT oku-lya eat
okumaansira SPOT oku-maansira spot, speckle
okumala CEASE oku-mala cease, finish
okumala DO oku-mala do, complete, finish
okumenyha BREAK (CLEAVE) oku-menyha break, snap
okumira SWALLOW oku-mira swallow
okumwaaga POUR oku-mwaaga pour away
okunaaba WASH oku-naaba wash, take a bath
okuneneya SPREAD OUT oku-neneya be spread out
okunia SHIT (DEFECATE) oku-nia defecate
okunina GO UP (ASCEND) oku-nina climb, ascend
okunonereza FOLLOW oku-nonereza follow
okunonya LOOK FOR oku-nonya search for
okunonyhia LOOK FOR oku-nonyhia look for, hand around (to get
okunuulayo PULL OUT oku-nuulayo fish up, pull out
okunuuna SUCK oku-nuuna suck
okunwha DRINK oku-nwha drink
okunwheza HOLD oku-nwheza grasp, hold in arm
okunyhala PISS oku-nyhala urinate
okunyhiza SNEEZE oku-nyhiza sneeze
okunyola TWIST oku-nyola twist
okunyola TWIST oku-nyola twist
okupepeza BLOW (WITH MOUTHoku-pepeza blow away
okusaba ASK (REQUEST) oku-saba ask for
okusala CUT oku-sala cut
okusala CUT oku-sala cut, lop
okusala SHIT (DEFECATE) oku-sala defecate
okusanuka MELT oku-sanuka melt
okusanyhusa DELIGHT oku-sanyhusa please, satisfy
okusasawo RUB oku-sasawo rub
okusasula PAY oku-sasula pay
okuseka LAUGH oku-seka laugh
okusekula CRUSH oku-sekula crush by pounding, pulverise
okusekula POUND oku-sekula pound (grain in a mortar to ge
okusesema VOMIT oku-sesema vomit
okusibaenviri PLAIT OR BRAID OR oku-siba enviri plait
okusigha ITCH oku-sigha itch
okusiimuula WIPE oku-siimuula wipe
okusika PULL oku-sika pull
okusimya DELIGHT oku-simya please, satisfy
okusinga OVERCOME oku-singa overcome, win, vanquish
okusirika QUIET oku-sirika be quiet
okusokomala HOLLOW OUT oku-sokomala hollow out
okusoloza GATHER oku-soloza assemble, collect
okusolozaebikaba SWEEP oku-soloza ebikaba sweep up, collect in a heap (r
okussa GRIND oku-ssa grind (grain with a millstone)
okussala SLAUGHTER oku-ssala slaughter
okussibanomuguwFASTEN oku-ssiba no muguwa tie up
okuswankulayo PULL OUT oku-swankulayo fish up, pull out
okutabula MIX oku-tabula mix, put together
okutalika ROAST (SOMETHING)oku-talika roast
okutambula WALK oku-tambula walk
okutenduka SLEEP oku-tenduka sleep
okutuuda SELL oku-tuuda sell
okutuuka ARRIVE oku-tuuka arrive
okuvaala WEAR oku-vaala wear
okuvazza PUT ON oku-vazza clothe
okuvuma ABUSE oku-vuma abuse
okuwa GIVE oku-wa give
okuwalagata SCRAPE oku-walagata scrape
okuwangula OVERCOME oku-wangula overcome, win, vanquish
okuweera BREATH oku-weera breath, breathing
okuweta BEND (SOMETHING) oku-weta bend
okuweta TWIST oku-weta bend, twist
okuwowoigana SHOUT oku-wowoigana shout
okuwudhirira FAN (OBJECT) oku-wudhirira fan, wave
okuwuula CRUSH oku-wuula crush by pounding, pulverise
okuyaa BURNING oku-yaa become burnt
okuyiiga HUNT okuyiiga hunting
okuzanyha DO oku-zanyha act
okuziba FILL oku-ziba stop up, fill a hole
okuzibirira CLOSE (EYES) oku-zibirira close (eyes, mouth)
okuziika BURY oku-ziika bury
okuzimba SWELL oku-zimba swell
okuzimiza EXTINGUISH oku-zimiza quench, extinguish
okuziyiza CLOSE (EYES) oku-ziyiza close
okwaganana MEET okw-aganana meet
okwakala SHARPEN (SOMETHINokw-akala sharpen
okwangeza INCREASE okw-angeza increase
okwasikama SHOUT okw-asikama shout
okwawukana SEPARATE okw-awukana separate, leave each other
okwawulana SEPARATE okw-awulana separate, set apart
okwedhumuula STRETCH okw-edhumuula stretch oneself
okwega LEARN okw-ega learn
okwegeresa IMITATE okw-egeresa imitate
okwekalirisa LOOK okw-ekalirisa look at, examine
okwemerera STAND okw-emerera stand
okwenga RIPEN okw-enga ripen
okwesutala TUMBLE (FALL DOWNokw-esutala stumble
okwevumba EMBRACE okw-evumba embrace
okweyaga SCRATCH okw-eyaga scratch, grate
okweyambula UNDRESS okw-eyambula take off (clothes)
okwidhukira REMEMBER okwi-dhukira remember
okwigalawo CLOSE (EYES) okw-igalawo close
okwiigha PULL UP (RICE SEEDL okw-iigha pull up, root up
okwirayo COME BACK okw-irayo go back, return
okwita KILL okwi-ta kill
okwita SLAUGHTER okwi-ta slaughter
okwitisa KILL okwi-tisa put to death
okwogera SPEAK okw-ogera speak
okwongeza INCREASE okw-ongeza increase, make greater
okwoza WASH okw-oza wash
okwozaengoye WASH okw-oza engoye wash (clothes)
olubalamalyenyhaCOAST olubalama-lyenyhandhbeach, coast
olubavu RIB olubavu rib
olubba JAW olubba jaw (bone)
olubbaala LAND olubbaala (dry) land
olubuto PREGNANT olubuto pregnancy
olufughwelezi DRIZZLE olufughwelezi drizzle
olugendo JOURNEY olugendo journey
olugongo SPINE olugongo backbone
oluinaina FURROW oluinaina groove, furrow
olukonko FURROW olukonko groove, furrow
olukosi BOW STRING olukosi bowstring
olukoto NAPE (OF NECK) olukoto nape (of neck)
olulumi TONGUE olulumi tongue
olulundilundi SHIN olulundilundi shin (bone)
olusaya LIP olusaya lip
oluso SCYTHE oluso scythe, sickle
olusolobyo HOOK olusolobyo hook (to pull down branches in
olusozzi MOUNTAIN olusozzi mountain
olususu SKIN olususu skin
olutindo BRIDGE olutindo bridge
oluwu SKIN oluwu skin
oluwuzi STRING oluwuzi string
oluyaa COURTYARD oluyaa courtyard
olwayiiro SCRAPE olwayiiro scrape, graze
olwembo SONG olwembo song
omozzi ROOT omozzi root
omudondo NAVEL omudondo navel
omugaati BREAD omugaati bread
omugeni GUEST omugeni stranger, guest
omughendo NUMBER omughendo number
omugulu FOOT OR LEG omugulu leg, foot
omuigha SHAMAN (FOLK HEALomuigha medicine man
omukaireomuzeyi OLD PERSON omukaire omuzeyi old person
omukazi WOMAN omukazi woman
omukebe POT omukebe pot, mug
omukira TAIL omukira tail
omukko PARENTS-IN-LAW omukko father-in-law, mother-in-law
omukonda HANDLE omukonda handle, haft
omukonoomuggodLEFT omukono omuggoda left-hand
omukonoomusadhRIGHT omukono omusadha righthand
omukowo ARM OR HAND omukowo arm, hand
omukulu HEAD omukulu head, chief person
omukyala WIFE omukyala wife
omukyanga SAND omukyanga sand
omulamuzi ADJUDICATE omulamuzi judge
omulimo WORK (LABOUR) omulimo work
omuliro FIRE omuliro fire
omuloongo TWINS omuloongo twin
omuntu PERSON omuntu person
omunwa MOUTH omunwa mouth
omunyhale SOOT omunyhale soot
omusadha MALE omusadha male
omusenyho SAND omusenyho sand
omusitale LINE omusitale line, row
omusulo DEW omusulo dew
omutego TRAP (PITFALL) omutego snare, trap
omuti COWARD omuti coward
omutoigo RAINY SEASON omutoigo rainy season
omutulu BLIND PERSON omutulu blind person
omutwe HEAD omutwe head
omuvubuka YOUNG MAN omuvubuka young man
omuyiizi HUNTER omuyiizi (professional) hunter
omuzaire PARENTS omuzaire he who begets (=parent)
omuziisa VEIN omuziisa vein
omuzimu SPIRIT omuzimu (disembodied) spirit
omuzimugwomufuSPIRIT omuzimu gwomufu spirit (of dead person)
omuzinga HONEY omuzinga honey
omuzungu WHITE MAN omuzungu white man
omwaana CHILD omwaana child
omwami HUSBAND omwami husband
omwami CHIEFTAIN omwami chief
omwami CHIEFTAIN omwami chief, headman
omwana CHILD omwana child
omwezi MOON omwezi moon
omwidhukura CHILD (DESCENDANT)omwidhukura offspring
omwiga RIVER omwiga river
omwigha SORCERER omwigha sorcerer
omwiibi THIEF omwiibi thief
omwito FOAM omwito foam
owoluganda RELATIVES owoluganda brother, relative, fellow-trib
owubiri BODY owubiri body
owulambo CORPSE owulambo corpse
owusaai BLOOD owusaai blood
oyo HE OR SHE oyo she, he
pusi CAT pusi cat
pusi NATIVE CAT pusi civet cat
pusi NATIVE CAT pusi genet (=kind of speckled civet
ringi BEAUTIFUL -ringi beautiful
sefulubya POT sefulubya pot, vessel
senga AUNT senga aunt (=father's sister)
sengenge FENCE sengenge fence, enclosure
sitiru STEEL sitiru steel
songawo AUNT songawo aunt (=father's sister)
supu SOUP supu broth
taala LAMP taala lamp
tabba TOBACCO tabba tobacco
tawuni TOWN tawuni town
tono FEW -tono a few, not much
ungi GOOD ungi good
vundu ROTTEN -vundu rotten
waigulu ABOVE waigulu up, above
waya WIRE waya (brass) wire
wayadhasepuringi MACHINE waya-dha-sepuringi spring, machine
ziko FIREPLACE ziko fireplace, hearth, kitchen
ziryamirye PYTHON ziryamirye python
ziryamirye SNAKE ziryamirye serpent, snake